M1 Abrams

The M1 Abrams is an American main battle tank that began production in 1980. The Abrams tank was named for General Creighton Abrams, who served as commander of US Army forces during the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972, and the tank was heavily-armored and well-armed. The tank replaced the M60 Patton as the main US tank during the Cold War after its introduction, and the tank served as the main tank of the USA, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and Iraq during the 1990s and 2000s.